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Patent GB-2052801-A (GB)
Title: Control unit
IPC: B67C3/30
Filed: 1980-06-04
Abstract: A computer based system for diagnostic control and monitoring of materials handling equipment, especially equipment for filling of beer kegs, comprises a lane control units 10, each having a slave microcomputer 11, controlling a racker through a relay interface 12, temperature monitor 13 and a flow monitor 14. Faults are stored in the microcomputers 11 which are interfaced by a bus 4 to a computer providing information regarding the reason for rejection and non-filling of a keg by the keg filling equipment and the frequency of such events may be stored for analysis. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2079505-A (GB)
Title: Warning system
IPC: B61L23/06
Filed: 1980-07-02
Abstract: In a system for transmitting a hazard warning signal to an individual, each individual is provided with a transponder (e.g. TR1) which receives a first pulse of ultrasonic radiation transmitted by a control device when a hazard is detected. The transponder (TR1) responds by transmitting a second pulse of ultrasonic radiation, characteristic of the individual, which is then received by the control device at R. The control device includes a bistable device (8) and a delay line (9) which cooperate to inhibit triggering of a warning device unless the time interval between transmission and reception of the respective first and second pulses exceeds a preset length, thereby indicating that an individual is located outside a safe area. The control device may include a master part and one or more slave parts, each slave part being associated within one or more transponders located within its vicinity. The system is particularly suitable for alerting maintenance personnel to an approaching train. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2062055-A (GB)
Title: Prestressed beam
IPC: E04C3/04
Filed: 1980-07-30
Abstract: A prestressed beam (10) which is compressively preloaded along its length and transversely thereto by means of one or more cables (14, 16) which are engaged in tension with the beam. The cables are arranged in suitable configurations, e.g. zig-zag, which may oppose and overlap each other. The cables may be on one or both sides of the beam, or centrally of the longitudinal axis of the beam. The beam may be latticework or concrete. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2057868-A (GB)
Title: A basin unit
IPC: E03C1/181
Filed: 1980-08-08
Abstract: A basin unit (1) has an upwardly-extending splash back (3) for fixing to a supporting wall (M). The upper periphery of the splash back has a rearwardly-extending plate (5) optionally with an upwardly-extending wing (6) so that it may be used as a hose support. The splash back (3) is spaced from the supporting wall of a building to which the basin unit is fixed, so that a tap (9) fixed to the splash back may be connected to a water pipe (18) mounted on the face of the wall or, by using a connection piece, with a water pipe let into the wall. The structure which includes the splash back can be arcuate in front elevation to provide a porch-like structure over the basin 1. (With Figure 3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2063185-A (GB)
Title: Tyre crown reinforcements
IPC: B60C9/20
Filed: 1980-09-11
Abstract: A pneumatic tyre has a crown- reinforcing belt (6) comprising two superposed cord fabric plies (7, 8), the reinforcing cords (9) thereof being formed from a non- or substantially non-heat shrinkable material, e.g. steel wire, whilst the reinforcing cords (10) thereof are formed from a heat shrinkable plastics material, e.g. a polyester or polyamide. During vulcanization of the tyre, the reinforcing cords (10) shrink in length and thereby provide edge regions R of the belt which have a reduced cord density and thus greater pliability. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2084670-A (GB)
Title: Automatic locking clutch
IPC: F16D41/00
Filed: 1980-09-25
Abstract: An automatic locking clutch has an actuator mechanism which is responsive to rotation of a driving member A to force an element 30 axially into intermeshing engagement with a complementary member 22 on the driven member H, and thereby establish a drive between the driving and driven members. The actuator mechanism includes a spring-loaded cam member 58 which is normally urged into a locked stationary position in engagement with a locking assembly 49, 55 but whenever torque is applied cam surfaces cooperate with lugs 36 on the driving element 30 to engage the clutch with the cam surfaces and lugs also causing the cam member 58 to move axially to unlock it. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2066164-A (GB)
Title: Tagging animals
IPC: A01K11/00
Filed: 1980-11-17
Abstract: For applying an eartag of the kind described in U.K. Patent No. 1485847 having a removable pin with a pointed conical head, there is provided an applicator of pliers-like form with male and female jaw members 10, 13 respectively for holding the male and female tabs. The female jaw 13 has an opening or recess 50 into which the conical pointed head 41 of pin 40 passes when the jaws are closed to apply the eartag to an animal and the head 41 is forced under a spring-loaded plate 51 extending transversely into the recess, which plate springs back behind the head to retain the pin. The male tab 30 is held against the male jaw by spring 33 to ensure that the female tab 35 is withdrawn away from the pin as the jaws open so permitting the whole eartag to be pulled out of the applicator when the jaws are fully open. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2069465-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for cutiing a moving web into sheets
IPC: B26D7/26
Filed: 1981-01-28
Abstract: A paper web cutting machine has a pair of rotary cutting cylinders (14, 16) geared together and each carrying a knife (8, 9), a sensor (42) for detecting the speed of the web (10) and a motor 24 for driving the two cylinders. The method includes the steps of setting the sheet size to a desired value to provide an input to a microprocessor (32) which is connected to the sheet speed sensor (42) and to a position feedback (44) from the drive motor (24) and which generates a modulated signal for the motor so as to cause the knives to travel at the web speed at the instant of cutting and to modulate the cylinder speed to obtain larger or smaller sheets. The rotary drums (14, 16) and drive train system have low inertia to allow rapid acceleration. The knives are adjustable. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2076144-A (GB)
Title: Fireplaces
IPC: F24B1/18
Filed: 1981-02-19
Abstract: A fireplace comprises a closed firebox (9) with a removable top cover (6) forming a cooking hob. A water space (12) surrounds the firebox for a hot water supply, and is augmented by a piped heat exchanger (15). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2072896-A (GB)
Title: Electronic Timepiece
IPC: G04G9/00
Filed: 1981-02-25
Abstract: An electronic timepiece has electronic components including an integrated circuit (70), a battery (64) for supplying electric power to said integrated circuit, analog display means (20) including an electromechanical transducer (step motor) driven by a signal from said integrated circuit (70), a wheel train (68) for transmitting the mechanical displacement of said electromechanical transducer to hands (20a, b) for indicating the time, and a dial (20c), and an annular electro-optical display device (18). The analog display portion (20) is disposed in a central portion of the timepiece, and the annular digital display portion (18) is disposed around the periphery of the analog display portion (20). The battery (64) and the integrated circuit (70) extend into both said analog display and digital display portion regions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2096657-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for binding and severing rope
IPC: D07B9/00
Filed: 1981-03-10
Abstract: In an apparatus which forms rope into lengths having cut ends bound with adhesive tape to prevent fraying, tape is applied automatically by a pair of rollers (20) between which the rope is passed parallel to the roller axes before being severed. Each roller carries two adhesive tapes from tape feeding means which normally are pressed against and adhere to the two tapes on the other roller, but which are pressed around the rope as it passes between the rollers to form two spaced bindings each of two tapes adhered together on opposite rope sides. The rope is cut between the tape bindings by a pair of blades (22) at the same time as the tapes are cut free from the tape feeding means. Jaws are also provided to hold the rope during binding and to pull the cut ends apart as well as to pull out the predetermined length of rope from a supply. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2076295-A (GB)
Title: Games racket
IPC: A63B49/02
Filed: 1981-04-27
Abstract: A badminton or other games racket of the kind in which a head or frame of tubular metal or alloy is secured to a metal or carbon-graphite shaft by means which include a T-shaped connector of strong rigid material secured at its stem and cross-piece to the shaft and racket head respectively, is characterised by the use of a one-piece T-shaped connector having a solid cross-piece (4) which is located and secured within the ends (1, 2) of the racket head. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2076090-A (GB)
Title: Disk brake rotor
IPC: F16D65/12
Filed: 1981-05-20
Abstract: A ventilated disk brake rotor (1) includes first and second disks (2, 3) having the respective engaging walls (2a, 3a) on the outer sides thereof and an opening (5) formed in the central portion thereof, a plurality of main ribs (4) extending between the disks (2, 3) in a radial direction of the rotor, and a plurality of auxiliary ribs (10) extending between the disks (2, 3) in the circumferential direction of the rotor and one auxiliary rib (10) laps partially in the radial direction over the main rib (4) and/or auxiliary rib adjacent thereto in such a manner that the rigidity or strength of the rotor is increased. As shown in Figure 2 each main rib (4) is joined to an auxiliary rib (10) to form a T-shape, other figures show L-shaped, Z-shaped, I-shaped rib combinations. The ribs may be formed separately. In Figure 4, the auxiliary ribs (10) are formed at separate portions of the rotor (1) in groups (G). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2081015-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Semiconductor Devices
IPC: H03K19/0185
Filed: 1979-03-06
Abstract: Two IGFETs Q2 and Q1 (or Q3) having different threshold voltages due to opposite doping of their gates are produced by depositing a layer 106 of undoped polysilicon over the gate oxide 105, patterning to form gate electrodes and masking (107a) and diffusing-in an impurity to form the source and drain regions 108, 113 and to dope the gate electrode of the second transistor Q1 (Q3) and the edges of the gate electrode of the first transistor Q2. The central part of the gate electrode of the first transistor Q2 is doped by diffusion of an opposite conductivity type impurity using a mask (109a). The devices may be used to provide a voltage reference. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2082391-A (GB)
Title: Electrical circuit interrupters
IPC: H01H33/18
Filed: 1981-07-10
Abstract: An electrical circuit interrupter comprises a pair of terminals (5,7) for connection to a said circuit, a hollow inner conductor (3) surrounding a coil (1) or coils and connected to one terminal of the interrupter through the coil (1) or coils, a hollow outer conductor (6) disposed in coaxial radially spaced relation to the inner conductor and connected to the second terminal of the interrupter. One conducting member (9) is electrically connected to the second terminal (7) and arranged to be movable from a position in which electrical connection is made with said inner conductor, to another position in which electrical connection with said inner conductor is broken, said conducting member or the connected terminal (7) being in contact with said outer conductor so that any electric arc which may result from contact separation is caused to extend between said coaxial inner and outer conductors, and the coil (1) or coils is so disposed that the magnetic field produced due to the passage of current through the coil or coils causes the arc to be driven in a circular direction around the space between the coaxial conductors (3 and 6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2107042-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for controlling the temperature of a fluid
Inventor: LODGE REGINALD ARTHUR
IPC: F24H1/20
Filed: 1981-09-29
Abstract: Apparatus for controlling the temperature in a fluid which comprises an agitator 13 which both agitates and heats the fluid. The heating is achieved by means of electric heater elements within the agitator blades. The apparatus is particularly for use in an air circulatory oven. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2086416-A (GB)
Title: Method of producing a gas with high hydrogen content by subterranean gasification of coal
IPC: E21B36/00
Filed: 1981-10-12
Abstract: A method for the production of a hydrogen rich gas by underground gasification of coal, characterised in that it consists of associating an underground coal gasification operation carried out by means of oxygen and CO2, the CO2 being recovered in the plant in which the gas produced is cleansed, with an operation to cool the crude gas by the injection of water into the bores through which the gas producer discharges and an operation to convert the CO to CO2, carried out on the surface, employing the water vapour produced during cooling of the gas. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2110396-A (GB)
Title: Production of photographic prints
Inventor: NURSEY GRAHAM
IPC: G03D15/04
Filed: 1981-11-20
Abstract: This invention provides a method for the production of a multiplicity of separate positive prints from a single photographic negative which comprises firstly producing an integral continuous strip of the prints by sequentially exposing through the negative successive longitudinally adjacent sections of a band of positive print paper in a dark chamber and developing the exposed band, each exposure involving projecting simultaneously onto the band a plurality of adjacent images of the negative in a column transverse to the longitudinal axis of the band so that the prints of the integral strip are disposed in a plurality of rows parallel to the longitudinal axis of the strip and in parallel transverse columns, then feeding the integral strip of prints longitudinally through a print cutter which at each cutting operation cuts the prints of a column from the remaining portion of the strip and from one another, and positively feeding the individual prints from the cutter as they are formed.
Patent GB-2114699-A (GB)
Title: Fastening devices
Inventor: ROOKS PETER LEONARD
IPC: F16B5/02
Filed: 1982-02-16
Abstract: This invention relates to fastening devices for connecting two elements together to initially allow limited adjustment and for subsequently positively locating the element in a selected position. The device 10 comprises a guideway 11 and a punch washer 12. The guideway is formed to connect in a slot 13 in one element 14 and is itself slotted at 15 so that a bolt 16 can pass through. Once the elements are correctly positioned the bolt 16 is tightened causing actual movement of the punch washer 12 into the guideway 11, so that the washer 12 deforms a length of guideway and hence becomes locked in that position by the undeformed portions 19 of the guideway. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2095974-A (GB)
Title: Improved method for the production of footwear
IPC: A43D15/00
Filed: 1982-03-30
Abstract: A method for the production of footwear comprising sewing an endless cord loop 1 around the periphery of the underside of a slipper or shoe upper 2, placing the upper on a divided and expansible last 4,5 to tension the cord loop, drawing the loop inwards at the waist of the slipper or shoe over pins 6,7 on the last and applying the upper on the last to a mould for formation of a sole. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2109981-A (GB)
Title: Magnetoresistive transducer assemblies
Inventor: COLLINS ALAN JOHN
IPC: H01L43/08
Filed: 1982-09-08
Abstract: A magnetoresistive (MR) card-reading head (2) comprises a sapphire substrate (6) with MR strips (8A, 8B) vapour-deposited on one face (F2). The substrate is mounted in a holder (4) so that the opposite face (F1) is urged into contact with magnetically-encoded cards which are passed through a guideway (1), the information on the cards thus being read through the thickness of the substrate (6). This construction is useful in high-security readers for access-control equipment. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2122432-A (GB)
Title: An improved electric cartridge fuse assembly
Inventor: MCGHIE TERENCE VICTOR
IPC: H01H85/20
Filed: 1983-05-23
Abstract: Each electric fuse contact 21 of an electric cartridge fuse assembly comprises a single strip of resilient metal folded transversely of and approximately midway along its length and back upon itself to form a doubled strip and the doubled strip is folded transversely of its length intermediate of its ends to approximately L-shape. The limb 24 of the L-shaped doubled strip nearer the first transverse fold is detachably secured to the insulating base 31 of the cartridge fuse assembly by a conductor clamping screw 38 and the other limb 26 of the strip is adapted to resiliently grip a blade contact of a cartridge fuse or a separately formed supplementary contact to which a fuse terminal is electrically connected. Preferably, the single strip is of composite form and consists of a resilient steel strip and, overlying each major surface of the strip, a layer of copper. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2122569-A (GB)
Title: Packaging stacked articles
Inventor: FREEMANTLE ARTHUR JOHN
IPC: B65B21/14
Filed: 1983-07-04
Abstract: Elongate articles, such as plastics bottles (2), are packed into a box or tray (1) by arranging the articles (2) side by side in a stack of superimposed horizontal rows and then displacing horizontally from the stack, and in the direction of their horizontal parallel axes, an array of the superimposed articles into the box or tray arranged on its side, the box or tray being then tipped onto its base. The articles are stacked by an elevator (3) which lifts successive rows of the articles past displaceable catches (7, 8). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2123753-A (GB)
Title: Telephone index and auto dialling device
Inventor: IPPEN HEIKO
IPC: B42F17/34
Filed: 1983-07-13
Abstract: A casing contains a set of selectable register cards (9) for telephone numbers and a device connectable to a telephone enabling automatic dialling of telephone numbers stored in a number storage unit. A keyboard (36) enables a stored telephone number to be accessed from the number storage unit (31) by inputting a stored code number recorded on the register cards. Time display, repeat dialling and a battery power supply for the automatic dialling device are provided. A date display, means for weighing items to be posted and for indicating the appropriate postal rate for an item being weighed, and/or a loudspeaker means connectable to a telephone are also provided. The register cards (9) are selected by separate keys (220-232) actuating two-armed levers and swivelling levers (274 etc.) to flip up a selected card into the case cover (215). The arrangement provides a compact telephone register-automatic dialling device and enables numbers not stored in the dialling device to be recorded on the register cards. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2127373-A (GB)
Title: Drag chain conveyor and chain link therefore
Inventor: KRULICK THOMAS G
IPC: B65G19/22
Filed: 1983-09-07
Abstract: A drag chain conveyor is capable of being reversible so that material can be fed to the centre and conveyed in either direction of travel. The chain link (30) is in the general shape of a cross with one member (33) of the cross acting as the material pusher and the other member (32) being in the direction of travel of the chain (25) and serving as the chain link. The member (32) has a lug (35) at one end and a U-shaped enlargement (39) at the other end with the lug (35) of the link (30) pivotally connected to the enlargement (39) of an adjacent link (30) to form the chain (25). When the conveyor is driven in one direction, a drive sprocket engages one face e.g. 48 of the link (30), and when the conveyor is driven in the other direction, a drive sprocket at the other end of the conveyor engages the other face 49 of the link. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2130353-A (GB)
Title: Truncated motor vehicle headlamp
Inventor: BRADLEY IRVING
IPC: F21V7/22
Filed: 1983-10-07
Abstract: A vehicle lamp 11 for forward illumination, such as a headlamp or fog lamp is provided which is substantially devoid of upward directed glare light and which is formed with a synthetic organic polymer material. Heat shield means 34 are disclosed for said vehicle lamp 11 to prevent heat distortion otherwise occurring at the lamp 21 roof by reason of its proximity to the light source 14 used. Said heat shield means 34 can be provided as an integral portion of the lamp roof 21 when molded and further include heat transfer means to dissipate heat from the internal lamp envelope. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2129866-A (GB)
Title: Key operated lock
Inventor: PEARSON MICHEAL J
IPC: E05B59/00
Filed: 1983-11-10
Abstract: A key-operated lock has tumblers (26-28) biased into a position to prevent movement of a bolt (15) by a single spring element (22), the provision of a single spring element (22) facilitates assembly of the lock and enables the use of a spring of substantial strength, all of the force of which can be utilised to return a tumbler movement of which is more difficult than the other tumblers from a bolt movement permitting to a bolt movement preventing position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2134133-A (GB)
Title: A process for the manufacture of a naturally carbonated beverage
Inventor: DARBYSHIRE JOHN
IPC: C12G3/08
Filed: 1983-12-14
Abstract: A must is fermented with a combination of at least one yeast and at least one lactobacillus, the former being selected from the group of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces lactis and the latter being selected from the group of Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus hilgardii for their symbiotic ability and capability to produce a synergistic organoleptic effect which eliminates all after-taste of yeast. The must is inoculated such that the respective numbers of yeast germs and lactobacilli germs per ml have a ratio of from 1:10 to 1:500.
Patent GB-2134042-A (GB)
Title: Keyboard with extra functions obtained by pressing key combinations
Inventor: LAPEYRE JAMES MARTIAL
IPC: H01H13/02
Filed: 1984-01-12
Abstract: A manual entry keyboard system for data processing with as few as twelve keyswitches produces enough entry signals for direct alphanumeric input of characters, one character per finger stroke of a single finger at high speeds from a single hand in a touch typing mode. Extra characters are entered by single finger strokes bridging 2 or 4 adjacent keys. The keyboard can be adapted by changing keyswitch modes for direct entry in numeric calculation, alphanumeric data processing and the like modes (see Fig. 4). To further improve accuracy of manual keyboard input, (1) the reach of the fingers from home keys in touch typing position is reduced (see Fig. 6), (2) different key locations are touch coded by keyboard elements such as depression, textured and ridge contour configuration on a keyboard surface, (3) the keyswitches are located side-by-side in a single field for compact use on pocket sized version with advantages of maximizing the number of selections and reducing errors by reduction of the reach from a home key position. A twelve key symmetrical telephone type matrix will provide full alphabetic capability as well as numeric and thus can serve by itself to replace PBX type telephone switchboards while processing numeric signals in a conventional manner. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2143134-A (GB)
Title: Blood access device
Inventor: MARTINEZ FELIX JESUS
IPC: A61M5/00
Filed: 1984-01-16
Abstract: A needle assembly for a blood access device comprises a body member 41 having a pair of hollow needles 42, 43 and a pair of tubing connectors extending therefrom, each of the needles being connected to one of the tubing connectors by a channel in the body member, each channel diverging so that the needles are closer together than the connectors. <IMAGE>